durative

[ door-uh-tiv, dyoor- ]

adjectiveGrammar.
  1. noting or pertaining to a verb aspect expressing incomplete or continued action. Beat and walk are durative in contrast to strike and step.

Origin of durative

1
First recorded in 1885–90; durat(ion) + -ive

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British Dictionary definitions for durative

durative

/ (ˈdjʊərətɪv) grammar /


adjective
  1. denoting an aspect of verbs that includes the imperfective and the progressive

noun
    • the durative aspect of a verb

    • a verb in this aspect

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